Trains evacuating residents from eastern Ukraine were blocked today as well the only railway line left under Ukrainian control was bombedannounced the director of the Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia), Oleksandr Kamyshin.
“The enemy carried out air raids on the uneven passage next to his station Barvenkovo, on the Donetsk line. It is the only way out, by train, from cities such as Slovyansk, Kramatorsk and Liman, which is controlled by Ukraine. “he wrote in the Telegram.
This line is today a “survival line for tens of thousands of our fellow citizens,” he added.
According to Kamisin, three trains have been blocked in Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
“We expect the fires to end so that the situation can be clarified. Until that happens, the passengers on the trains have been transferred to the train stations. “ Kamishin explained.
Ukrainian authorities have called on residents of the eastern provinces they control to leave as soon as possible, fearing a major offensive by Russian forces. The governor of the Luhansk region Serhi Gaidai warned today that this was “the last chance” because the Russians were “preparing to block any possible escape route”.
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